Here’s a deeper dive into which muscles you’ll work when doing a push-up. What Muscles Do Push-Ups Target? To perform a classic push-up, you’ll start in a high plank position, bend your elbows to ...

Warming up before exercise may not increase your overall strength, but new research shows it gives your muscles the speed and explosive power needed for rapid movements. Study: The effect of muscle ...

David Lloyd George, a 23-year-old graduate student, set a new world record for most muscle-ups in 24 hours. He trained for nine months, drawing inspiration from ultramarathon runners' training ...

UPDATE: First-year doctoral physics student David Lloyd George broke the Guinness World Record for the most muscle-ups completed in 24 hours. Lloyd George finished 2,002 muscle ups — 276 more than the ...

Few exercises pack the punch that push-ups do. They provide a great workout, can conveniently be done anytime and from anywhere and deliver real results if done properly and with consistency. They are ...

PRIOR LAKE, Minn. — Recently, a grueling world record was potentially set. It began with a drive for self-improvement. Tyler Shilson took aim at a world record in muscle-ups, along the way raising ...

Everybody knows the importance of warming up your muscles before a workout. But what is actually going on when we warm our muscles up, and are all muscles the same? You might be surprised to find out ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Bodyweight exercises like pull-ups and push-ups test and build upper body ...

Building muscle depends on several factors and isn't something that'll happen overnight after just one workout.

Post-workout muscle soreness is common after intense or new exercise, but it doesn’t have to derail your routine. Experts say ...